Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-20

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list. or materially increase the cos'
thereof. based on the idea that the coun.
trv was agninst II. The committee was
or,ore there was sentiment oil tnat
kind but insisted il was not control
line one. The committee was iotn
10 believe that the people oi
This country were willing for the
defenders of the nations honor ana
life TO live during their declining
wears in misery and warA onthe con-
irary. il believed that the people would
prefer that those who made the Ia"
sbould err on the side OF mercy rather
than ON the side OF too rigid economy
in the expenditures OF public, money
in this direction and it further pc
lieved that If more taxes, or even dii-
ferent kind of taxes, were necessary "
meet this demand, they would cneer-
fnIly be paid by the people. Holding
fast. SAYS the committee, to these views
Of our duties as legislators, and
with cheerful Willingness to answer
here and elsewhere for the results OIL
honest labors to relieve the indigent
soldiers of our common country, many
sections of it, coming as they do from
many wars in which we haze been en-
Gagged. and with every confidence OF a
right verdict upon the whole matter
we submit our bill again for the ludg-
ment of the House and ask for 1t the
most rigid criticism, believing 1t Will
tend to strengthen rather than weaken
Il. We recommend, without dissent
ING voice in this committee, that the
bill do pass, Notwithstanding the Cd
jections of the President.
The report was listened to with great
attention, though the reading was seve-
raj times interrupted with applause,
which broke ont afresh when the con,
Guiding sentence of the report showed
that the committee was unanimous IN
its recommendation.
| MIR. Matson asked unanimous consent
that the consideration be deferred till
Thursday next, and upon an objection
being made by Mr. Bragg, OF Wiscon-
sin, motion to that effect was carried
by l31 to Il.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Hemphill, of South Caro-
lima. rs conferree on the trade-dollar
bill in place of Mr.. Scott, of Pennsyl-
yania, who is absent.
Mr.. Lanham, of Texas, presented the
conference report upon the trade-dol-
lar bill, and il was agreed to without
debate or division.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole for further consideration
Of Senate amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
When the Senate amendment appro-
printing $4,000 for the erection OF
fences around cemeteries in which the
Confederate dead are bnried near Co
lumbus and on Johnsons island, Ohio,
was reached Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
raised point of order against further
amendment attached by the Appropria-
tions Committee directing the Secretary
of War to report to Congress the mum
berof Union and Confederate dead who
are not buried in national, State, city,
or town cemeteries, and the probable
cost of fencing and making their graves
The point was sustained, and the com
mittee's amendment to the Senate
amendment was stricken out.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, moved tC
concur in the Senate amendment, witt
On amendment directing the Secretary
Of War to make an inquiry a.
to the number of Union soldiers
buried in the same cemeteries
with Confederates, and whether then
rcsting-places are unfenced and qn
marked. This amendment was alsC
ruled out on a point of order. Afte
considerable debate the Senate amend
ment under discussion was non-con
Cured in for the purpose of enabling
conference committee to frame mea
sure in accordance with the views o
both sides of the House.
> Without further action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.